Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters
· KRGV (NBC 5)
A federal judge has ruled that the revamped Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program is unlawful, blocking its use in checking voter citizenship. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups who argued that the program risks wrongly purging voters from rolls by aggregating sensitive personal data. The judge stated that the federal government violated privacy rights and statutory protections regarding personal information. This ruling is a significant setback for the Trump administration's efforts to enforce stricter voter verification. Critics worry about the potential impact on valid voters, especially naturalized citizens.
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